There’s a great deal going on in the Apple world. Let’s take a quick look…

Introduction

To say that there’s been a bit of activity in Cupertino as of late would be an understatement. Apple’s been very busy over the past few weeks. They have released the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. They have (or will shortly, as of this writing) released iOS 8 not only in GM form to their development team, but to the general public; and they have released Yosemite DP8/Public Beta 3.

As you can see from the screen shot below, I’ve got iPhone 6’s on the way to my house. They should arrive on Friday 2014-09-19 by 3pm Central Time. This is the first time since I purchased an iPhone 3G that I have been able to get an iPhone ON an actual iPhone release day. I will have everything officially unboxed, videoed and posted for all to see, followed by a full iPhone 6 review WITH comparative screen shots in the days immediately following the arrival of the device.

In the mean time, let’s take a few moments and look at all of these huge releases one by one.

IPhone 6

The iPhone 6 is 138.1×6.70×6.90mm (LXWXH) and weighs 129 grams. It comes in 16G, 64G and 128G capacities; and is priced at $199, $299 and $399, respectively (all prices are USD). The differences between the two new models are mostly about the display sizes and the camera. The Plus has optical image stabilization due to the larger size of the device. The iPhone 6 does not. The iPhone Plus will display full HD. The iPhone 6 will display up to 720p.

Both models have an 8MP iSight camera, a 1.2MP FaceTime camera with a five-element, f/2.2 aperture lens with a sapphire crystal cover and True Tone flash. They also have the A8 processor and M8 motion coprocessor. They also both have TouchID fingerprint sensors and both support Apple Pay.

As I mentioned, I’ve got 3 devices with three FedEx tracking numbers on their way to my home even as I write this. I will have more updates on the iPhone 6 after they arrive and I have posted the live unboxing I plan on doing of my brand new, space gray, iPhone 6 Friday afternoon 2014-09-19.